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Fine-Patterned Rectangular Incense Box, 1997

Creator: Kamite Chōemon IV
Offered by: Thomsen Gallery

Description
Kamite Chōemon IV
Fine-Patterned Rectangular Incense Box, 1997
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamel decoration
Size 1¼ x 2¼ x 1½ in. (3.5 x 6.2 x 4 cm)
T-3643

Kamite Chōemon works in Terai Town, Ishikawa Prefecture. An accompanying leaflet traces the artist's career in detail from his graduation from Toyama and Kanazawa Universities in 1949 and 1952 to his receipt of the Imperial Medal with Blue Ribbon in 1996.

Comes with the original fitted kiri-wood tomobako storage box inscribed and signed Kutaniyaki kōgō ichi Chōemon (Kutani-ware incense box, Chōemon) with seal Chōemon

Exhibitions
WAS 2019

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Period:	1980-1999
Creation Date:	1997
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Asian
Incollect Reference #:	882717

Dimensions

W.	2.25 in;	H.	1.25 in;	D.	1.5 in;
W.	5.72 cm;	H.	3.18 cm;	D.	3.81 cm;

Message from Seller:

Thomsen Gallery, now located at 8 East 67th Street, New York City, NY 10065, specializes in important Japanese paintings, folding screens, hanging scrolls, ceramics, ikebana bamboo baskets, lacquerware, and contemporary works by select artists. Owned and directed by Erik and Cornelia Thomsen, the gallery brings decades of expertise in Japanese art to a global clientele, including private collectors and major museums. For inquiries, contact them at 212-288-2588 or info@thomsengallery.com.